Vegan cheese that's made from pistachio nuts and is gluten & oil and free of dairy. Quick and easy recipe for a plant based cheese that has no added oils. This nut cheese slices and grates.
Soak the pistachio nuts in water with a pinch of salt for an hour or overnight.
Place half the water and everything else apart from the agar-agar into a blender.
Blend nut mixture until smooth in a powerful blender.
In a pan put in the remaining half of the water and the agar agar powder.
Simmer for 5 mins stirring constantly. Make sure no lumps of agar agar form at the bottom.
Take off the heat and stir in the pistachio mixture until combined.
Pour nut cheese mixture into a mold lined with greaseproof paper/or clingfilm to give a greater look, nd then chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours, or ideally overnight.
Enjoy this Pistachio Cheese within 3 days and keep chilled.
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Notes
I used a 3" springform mold to make this but anything like a soup bowl can be used instead.